<snip> Meanwhile there did emerge a 'JES3', but it was not an evolutionary descendant of JES2. Both products have coexisted, albeit uneasily, for decades. We used to imagine a JES5 or JES6 (depending on one's arithmetic proclivity) that would somehow combine the best features of both products, but it's almost certainly DOA. .... </snip>
Actually this seems to be happening. Witness the recent merging of JES3 and JES2 capabilities. 8 char job classes in JES2, JES2/JES3 using common SAPI. SDSF (formerly JES only) obtaining JES3 capabilities. Dependent Job Control language in JES2 (2.2). And I am sure there are others. It looks like IBM is attempting to create "THE JES" from the capabilities of JES2 and JES3. Just my $0.02 USD worth... This email including attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy, distribute or act on it. Instead, notify the sender immediately and delete the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
